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Shawano County man sentenced to life in mental institution

By: Associated Press//December 7, 2012//

Shawano County man sentenced to life in mental institution

By: Associated Press//December 7, 2012//

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SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) – A 21-year-old Shawano County man accused of killing his father has been sentenced to life in a mental institution.

A Shawano County judge sentenced Joshua Johnson on Thursday.

In October, the court accepted Johnson’s plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease. A criminal complaint says Johnson shot, stabbed and beat his 53-year-old father, Donald Johnson, last February.

Doctors called by the defense had testified that Johnson suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.

The district attorney said Johnson’s placement at a mental health facility is still being worked out.

WAOW-TV reports as part of his sentence Johnson has the right to petition for a review every six months.

Information from: WAOW-TV, http://www.waow.com

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